पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 16, 2102 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।
"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2159 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1509
Malayalam Era: 1278
Nanakshahi: 633
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra253.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani203.86°TulāViśākhā P2

Jodhpur, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:42
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:28
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:38 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:03 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:28 – 12:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:52 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:06 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:06 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:52 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:28 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:03 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:38 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°
Longitude: 73.0243°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5203
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900380.27
Julian Day2488845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.91°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (25.2796°), declination -12.54°, EoT -14.54 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2102-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)